Home-based primary care practices in the United States: Current state and quality improvement approaches

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 963-969

  Leff, Bruce ^a,b,c   Weston, Christine M ^b   Garrigues, Sarah ^d,e,f   Patel, Kanan ^d,e,f   Ritchie, Christine ^d,e,f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Jewish Home of San Francisco   (United States)

Author keywords

home based palliative care; home based primary care; house calls; quality of care

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HOME HEALTH AGENCY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PODIATRY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; SKILL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930005201     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13382     Document Type: Article

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